Portuguese

Por·tu·guese  (pôrch-gz, -gs, pr-)

adj.

Of or relating to Portugal or its people, language, or culture.

n. pl. Portuguese

1.

a. A native or inhabitant of Portugal.

b. A person of Portuguese descent.

2. The Romance language of Portugal and Brazil.

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[Portuguese português, from Vulgar Latin *portugalnsis, ultimately from Late Latin Portus Cale, the ancient port of Gaya (Oporto).]

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Portuguese [ˌpɔːtjʊˈgiːz]

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) the official language of Portugal, its overseas territories, and Brazil: the native language of approximately 110 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo-European family and is derived from the Galician dialect of Vulgar Latin

2. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -guese a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal

adj

(Linguistics / Languages) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Portuguese - the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil Latinian language, Romance language, Romance - the group of languages derived from Latin Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
	2.	Portuguese - a native or inhabitant of Portugal Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Adj.	1.	Portuguese - of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language; "Portuguese wines" Lusitanian

Translations

Portuguese [ˌpɔːtjʊˈgiːz]

A. ADJ → portugués

B. N (Portuguese (pl))

1. (= person) → portugués/esa m/f

2. (Ling) → portugués m

C. CPD Portuguese man-of-war N (Zool) especie de medusa

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Portuguese [ˌpɔː^rtjʊˈgiːz]

adj → portugais(e)

n

(= person) → Portugais(e) m/f

(= language) → portugais m

npl
the Portuguese → les Portugais mpl
Portuguese man-of-war n (= jellyfish) → galère f

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Portuguese

adj → portugiesisch; he is Portuguese → er ist Portugiese

n → Portugiese m, → Portugiesin f; (Ling) → Portugiesisch nt

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Portuguese [ˌpɔːtjʊˈgiːz]

1. adj → portoghese

2. n (person, pl inv) → portoghese m/f; (language) → portoghese m

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Portuguese [ˌpɔːtjʊˈgiːz]

1. adj → portoghese

2. n (person, pl inv) → portoghese m/f; (language) → portoghese m

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Portuguese → اللغة البرتغالية, برتغالي Portugalec, portugalský, portugalština portugiser, portugisisk Portugiese, portugiesisch Πορτογαλικά, πορτογαλικός, Πορτογάλος portugués portugali, portugalilainen Portugais Portugalac, portugalski portoghese ポルトガルの, ポルトガル人, ポルトガル語 포르투갈 사람, 포르투갈어, 포르투갈의 Portugees portugiser, portugisisk język portugalski, Portugalczyk, portugalski português португалец, португальский, португальский язык portugis, portugisisk, portugisiska เกี่ยวกับชาวโปรตุเกส, ชาวโปรตุเกส, ภาษาโปรตุเกส Portekiz, Portekizce, Portekizli người Bồ Đào Nha, thuộc Bồ Đào Nha, tiếng Bồ Đào Nha 葡萄牙人, 葡萄牙的, 葡萄牙语